I ran Gemma 4 (26B) on a 10-year-old-GPU, and it's reliable enough to replace the cloud
Ayush Pande May 10, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
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I’d do these 5 things differently if I started self-hosting LLMs today
…Sign in to your XDA account I’ve been self-hosting LLMs for many months now, and the journey has been a wild mix of "aha!" moments and late-night troubleshooting sessions…
My network kept dropping devices until I stopped over-engineering and checked my firewall rules
Rich Edmonds Apr 25, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
I ditched Copilot on VS Code for this free extension, and it's miles ahead
Ayush Pande May 20, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Windows has 3 hidden fixes that work better than a factory reset
…Over the years, Microsoft has made troubleshooting Windows much simpler, at least for the average user. It also added built-in protections to keep you from making changes that necessitate a reset…
I blocked my devices from bypassing my DNS server with one firewall rule
…Manually setting DNS locally on a device allows for customization and troubleshooting, but it can also leave the door open for hardware to bypass your LAN's DNS screening. Hardcoded DNS is…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…It still needs configuration, and hardware acceleration can still require some care. The difference is that troubleshooting feels less like spelunking through container layers. For a media server that handles a real…
Self-hosted AI may not be for everyone, but I'm done paying for ChatGPT and other cloud models
Ayush Pande Mar 22, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
A $40 label maker and QR codes completely changed how I manage my home lab
…I have a self-hosted Git repository using the excellent Gitea package, but it's not really connected to my hardware. Time was then wasted troubleshooting problems when they arose. I had…
My UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS quietly replaced half my home lab, and I didn’t expect that
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account I bought the UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS…